RIYADH: Smoking caused more than 23,000 deaths in Saudi Arabia last year and the number is likely to double in 2025, according to a report from the Kingdom’s an anti-smoking center.There is an alarming rise in the Kingdom’s death rate due to smoking, reported Arab news. The report describes the measures taken to combat smoking as weak and warned that passive smoking, which is smoke inhaled by people who are close to smokers, is lethal as it can cause death, disease and physical weakness.
Statistical studies have shown a steady increase in the number of young and adolescent smokers across the world. The numbers warrant serious efforts to halt the habit’s escalation.
At the same time, a number of citizens have demanded awareness drives concerning the tragic consequences of smoking.
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